Sentences with phrase «current health of the brain»

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Researchers used health data gathered during recent personal interviews with the subjects, and also analyzed data from MRI scans showing the current state of the subjects» brain cortices.

High content of long - chain omega - 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in blood is a marker for high intake of fatty fish, so the results from the current study support the beneficial effects of fish consumption on brain health.

«We observed brain development effects in relationship to fine particles levels below the current EU limit,» said lead author Mònica Guxens, MD, of Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain, a center supported by the «la Caixa» Foundation, and Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands.

The brain health index predicted more strongly cognitive deficits commonly seen in stroke and SVD than current, validated clinical scoring methods and other computer programmes used for assessing features of brain deterioration.

According to Steen Madsen, UNLV Health Physics professor and one of the lead investigators on the study, current techniques to disrupt the blood - brain barrier inadvertently expose the entire brain to other potentially harmful toxins.

3:20 — Why as a doctor, he doesn't want to see his patients all the time 4:30 — The frustration that doctors face 5:20 — Why stress can be good and why we need it 5:45 — The physiological effects of too much stress 6:30 — How stress impacts fertility and memory 6:55 — The continued effects of stress on the body 7:50 — How to become more resilient to stress and how stress is like a light switch 8:28 — How to turn stress on and off 9:02 — Tips to Practically reduce stress (Book: The Relaxation Revolution) 9:45 — What is the relaxation response 10:20 — How to activate your relaxation response to deal with stress 12:45 — What happens when your body doesn't recognize stress 16:15 — What causes chronic pain 17:10 — Pain is all in the brain 17:45 — The biology of pain vs. the mental side of pain 20:00 — The core four for reducing stress and pain: Movement, Eating Right, Mindset, Avoiding Problems 24:00 — Understanding the mindset of doctors 28:00 — The frustration of the current medical system 32:00 — The shocking statistic on how a small percentage of the population is using 95 % of healthcare resources 35:00 — The seven questions you should know the answers to before you see your doctor 38:00 — Health advice Kevin wishes he had gotten earlier in life 41:15 — Kevin's recommended books and resources (and see below)

He taught me a lot about evolutionary medicine and nutrition in general, opened many doors and introduced me (directly and indirectly) to various players in this field, such as Dr. Boyd Eaton (one of the fathers of evolutionary nutrition), Maelán Fontes from Spain (a current research colleague and close friend), Alejandro Lucia (a Professor and a top researcher in exercise physiology from Spain, with whom I am collaborating), Ben Balzer from Australia (a physician and one of the best minds in evolutionary medicine), Robb Wolf from the US (a biochemist and the best «biohackers I know»), Óscar Picazo and Fernando Mata from Spain (close friends who are working with me at NutriScience), David Furman from Argentina (a top immunologist and expert in chronic inflammation working at Stanford University, with whom I am collaborating), Stephan Guyenet from the US (one of my main references in the obesity field), Lynda Frassetto and Anthony Sebastian (both nephrologists at the University of California San Francisco and experts in acid - base balance), Michael Crawford from the UK (a world renowned expert in DHA and Director of the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, at the Imperial College London), Marcelo Rogero (a great researcher and Professor of Nutrigenomics at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil), Sérgio Veloso (a cell biologist from Portugal currently working with me, who has one of the best health blogs I know), Filomena Trindade (a Portuguese physician based in the US who is an expert in functional medicine), Remko Kuipers and Martine Luxwolda (both physicians from the Netherlands, who conducted field research on traditional populations in Tanzania), Gabriel de Carvalho (a pharmacist and renowned nutritionist from Brazil), Alex Vasquez (a physician from the US, who is an expert in functional medicine and Rheumatology), Bodo Melnik (a Professor of Dermatology and expert in Molecular Biology from Germany, with whom I have published papers on milk and mTOR signaling), Johan Frostegård from Sweden (a rheumatologist and Professor at Karolinska Institutet, who has been a pioneer on establishing the role of the immune system in cardiovascular disease), Frits Muskiet (a biochemist and Professor of Pathophysiology from the Netherlands, who, thanks to his incredible encyclopedic knowledge and open - mind, continuously teaches me more than I could imagine and who I consider a mentor), and the Swedish researchers Staffan Lindeberg, Tommy Jönsson and Yvonne Granfeldt, who became close friends and mentors.

Heavy Metal Toxicity This is not always symptomatic and is quite common, but a huge word of caution here (especially if you have autoimmunity or Hashimoto's): to survive a heavy metal chelation or detox, and not trip more autoimmunity or make your current health worse, you need very healthy gut and brain barriers, adequate liver detox, and stable autoimmunity.

When she's not facilitating her online community, Maria keeps current in her knowledge of functional health by attending Datis Kharazzian seminars on topics like thyroid, blood chemistry, and brain health.

How is it possible that the health of the brain and the health of the body are conceptually so uncoupled in our current system of care?

«Our hope is to inform a lot of people in the Harvard community, who may be interested in this topic, or for personal reasons, such as knowing family or friends who may have experienced a brain injury or even those working in medical or educational fields that may work with brain development or brain health or social services in the community,» says Nancy Meserve, the club's cofounder and a current student in the Mind, Brain, and Education Probrain injury or even those working in medical or educational fields that may work with brain development or brain health or social services in the community,» says Nancy Meserve, the club's cofounder and a current student in the Mind, Brain, and Education Probrain development or brain health or social services in the community,» says Nancy Meserve, the club's cofounder and a current student in the Mind, Brain, and Education Probrain health or social services in the community,» says Nancy Meserve, the club's cofounder and a current student in the Mind, Brain, and Education ProBrain, and Education Program.

In the current issue of Health Psychology, Peter Hall of Ontario's Waterloo University studies which part of the brain leads to good self - regulation.

Knowing what I know about the socially mediated neurodevelopment of the brain during childhood and its implications for child and family therapy, I am strongly of the opinion that we should require that all mental health professionals who are diagnosing and treating children possess the current scientific knowledge regarding child development and the development of the brain during childhood.